Do your suffer from BMN (Business Meeting Narcolepsy)?
Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars?
What about those long and boring conference calls?

Here's a way to change all of that:

1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square -- 5"x5" is a good size.

2. Divide the card into columns -- five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch square blocks.

3. Write one of the following words/phrases in each square block:

synergy
strategic fit
core competencies
best practice
bottom line
revisit
take that off-line
24/7
out of the loop
benchmark
value-added
proactive
win-win
think outside the box
fast track
result-driven
empower(ment)
knowledge base
at the end of the day
touch base
mind set
client focus(ed)
ballpark
game plan
leverage

4. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.

5. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout "BULLSHIT!"

Testimonials from satisfied "Bullshit Bingo" players:

"I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."
-- Jack W. - Boston